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10-day wait

The waiting period between your paperwork and pickup: ten 24-hour periods, then you return to the dealer to take your firearm home. Everyone waits it; nothing about it is a red flag.

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This entry is one of 153 defined terms in the CalGunHub glossary of California and federal firearm-law vocabulary. The 11 core terms are short plain-English definitions; the extended terms are cited research drafts, labelled as drafts, with their statutory sources listed under each entry. Every definition here is informational only and is not legal advice.

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Glossary compiled Oct 4, 2026Informational only, not legal advice

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